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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′pən kut′)

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o•pen-cut (ō′pən kut′),USA pronunciation adj. [Mining.]

Miningnoting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.

1880–85

'open-cut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

opencast mining - open-cast - pit - strip-mine

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